Atlanta has long been a hub of child prostitution. Yesterday it was featured in a NY Times editorial on prostitution and prevention: State lawmakers will be tempted to ratchet up penalties for the crime of child prostitution and declare the problem solved. But Georgia already has very tough laws in this area. Like the rest of the states, it needs to significantly expand … [Read more...] about Child prostitution & prevention
Christian The Lion: The Real Life Video That’s Touching The World
His name was Christian the Lion. He was raised by humans, got too big, and was reintroduced to the wild. A year later, the humans wanted to go back to see if the could find him in the wild, even though it could be dangerous. And, they did... It's all over You Tube, TV's "The View" and the Today Show. The video explains -- and shows -- it all. A MUST VIEW for all: … [Read more...] about Christian The Lion: The Real Life Video That’s Touching The World
A Look Into Obama’s Mind
In unearthing the syllabus and assignments for his seminar in "Current Issues in Racism and the Law" during 12 years of teaching at the University of Chicago, the New York Times offers a preview of how Barack Obama's mind might work in the Oval Office. For that complex and controversial subject, Obama improvised his own textbook, with key cases like Brown v. Board of … [Read more...] about A Look Into Obama’s Mind
The Conservative Reformation: Washington’s Roles
Yesterday, we paused on the doorstep of defining Washington’s key roles in the process of fostering DNS or dispersed, networked solutions. Once again, those key roles include: standard setter, catalyst, and backstop. --------------------- As standard setter, Washington would establish the basic rules of the road; the fundamental requirements, assumptions, or framework … [Read more...] about The Conservative Reformation: Washington’s Roles
Obama’s Biggest Obstacle To The White House
Will it be his own potentially self-defeating hubris? It could well be... The Washington Post's Dana Milbank: Barack Obama has long been his party's presumptive nominee. Now he's becoming its presumptuous nominee. Fresh from his presidential-style world tour, during which foreign leaders and American generals lined up to show him affection, Obama settled down to some … [Read more...] about Obama’s Biggest Obstacle To The White House
Don’t Look For John Edwards To Be Obama’s Veep
This kind of ongoing story and especially the latest twist is a national political career killer. Even though it is in a tabloid, unless this latest story is refuted it lingers out there.. … [Read more...] about Don’t Look For John Edwards To Be Obama’s Veep
Morning Joe Tanks (Updated)
Pete Hamill, of New Yorker fame, made an appearance on Morning Joe today and decided to jump on the bandwagon with Joe Scarborough's daily tirade against "the Cheetos brigade." (His name for bloggers.) Joe was talking about some mass e-mail he received with smears against one of the candidates, and then moved into saying how unreliable bloggers were, as if they were one in the … [Read more...] about Morning Joe Tanks (Updated)
More Bad Economic News: Vanishing Customers Cause Restaurant Chain Closures
And the bad news goes on and on in the latest manifestation of the Clinton recession the mental recession the economy's accelerating decline under the Bush administration: now some restaurant chains are closing, adding to the list of big corporate stores that are biting the financial dust: Several national restaurant chains were shuttered on Tuesday, possibly offering an … [Read more...] about More Bad Economic News: Vanishing Customers Cause Restaurant Chain Closures
Woes Befall A GOP Whore & Her Pimp
GONZO AND MONICA: GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN When George Bush heads back to his Texas ranch to search among the scrub brush for his squandered legacy, he will leave behind a Justice Department that resembles a Superfund site and the legacy of two attorneys general who willingly relinquished the office's most precious asset -- independence -- in the service of partisan politics … [Read more...] about Woes Befall A GOP Whore & Her Pimp
McCain’s Increasingly Negative Campaign Begins Worrying Some Republicans
Yes, Virginia, there are some in the GOP who don't think likely Republican Presidential candidate Senator John McCain's negative campaigning blitz is a good idea.... In recent weeks McCain's campaign has more than ever begun to resemble exactly the kind of campaign many independent voters have long said they don't like to see: a Rovian-style negative campaign where the focus … [Read more...] about McCain’s Increasingly Negative Campaign Begins Worrying Some Republicans
Election 2008: Scoreboard
We are now through 30 states with 20 more to go. If you haven’t taken a look at the state by state summaries please check the blog for each one. 7/29 Update: With the Stevens indictment today and bad polling on Young I am shifting both races from Leans R to Leans D President: So far Senator Obama retains his lead over Senator McCain. The numbers from the first 30 states … [Read more...] about Election 2008: Scoreboard
Stevens McCain Special Friend
Pat Bagley, Salt Lake Tribune UPDATE: But Ted Stevens' upcoming indictment could actually help McCain... … [Read more...] about Stevens McCain Special Friend
Obama Mideast Trip
Mike Lester, The Rome News-Tribune … [Read more...] about Obama Mideast Trip
Roundup on Obama from Regional German Newspapers: ‘No He Can’t’
In regard to Obama's speech in Berlin, German skepticism finally seems to be setting in. In this editorial review from the Financial Times Deutschland of six smaller, regional German newspapers, it's clear that beyond his eloquent oratory - Obama failed to impress. Here's a sampling: From the Oldenburgische Volkszeitung in Vechta, which is in Germany's … [Read more...] about Roundup on Obama from Regional German Newspapers: ‘No He Can’t’
How you can help the Knoxville Unitarian Church victims
I just wanted to alert people to the Knoxville Relief Fund. The injured will require long-term medical care. Fortunately, the medical statuses of some of the victims has been upgraded. Tammy Sommers, a friend of mine who was shot in the head and in critical yesterday yesterday has been updated to serious condition. We are all relieved that her status is improving. But … [Read more...] about How you can help the Knoxville Unitarian Church victims
Victory Gardens and Grassless Lawns
During World War II, Americans grew tons of produce in government-sponsored Victory Gardens. With a 21st century twist, the idea is back, paired with an anti-lawn movement that decries the waste of water, use of an ingredient in Agent Orange and expenditure on fuel for power mowers to make front and back yards look like golf courses. In New York City, Portland, Oregon and in … [Read more...] about Victory Gardens and Grassless Lawns
Why John McCain Should Lose
In a post this morning, blogger Alan Stewart Carl, discusses his backing off of supporting John McCain. He writes: ...outside of certain issues of morality, I am not a man of absolutes. Which is why I’ve drifted away from McCain – he has acted too much like a man of absolutes, not just convinced of his own understandings of the world but also too willing to simplify complex … [Read more...] about Why John McCain Should Lose
The Conservative Reformation: ‘Starts’
“Where all think alike, no one thinks very much.” -- Walter Lippmann --------------------- Picking up on the last installment to this series -- and once again taking cues from David Cameron (to whom even the far-right Weekly Standard is now paying homage) -- I believe American conservatives should start leading this country toward a re-conception of the roles of our … [Read more...] about The Conservative Reformation: ‘Starts’
Conditions on the Ground: What We Make of the Ongoing Violence in Iraq
For all the talk about "the conditions on the ground," as McCain put it the other day, about timetables, about how the situation there is not quite as bad as it was, say, a couple of years ago, and about whether the Surge has been a success or not, Iraq is still an incredibly violent and bloody place. As we were reminded once again yesterday: All told, at least 61 people … [Read more...] about Conditions on the Ground: What We Make of the Ongoing Violence in Iraq
Mild Quake Hits LA; Media Goes Nuts
There has been a moderate 5.4 earthquake in Southern California. The quake struck around 11:45 am and was felt throughout most of the region. As is usually the case, the media has gone crazy and is acting like the entire state is sliding into the ocean. I live in California and have been through 5 range quakes. Yeah, it's a good shaking, you might need to do a little … [Read more...] about Mild Quake Hits LA; Media Goes Nuts